Monrovia — The Liberia National Police has arrested four suspected armed robbers for their involvement in series of armed robbery in the Paynesville and Johnsonville communities.

The four robbers were arrested with three single barrel guns and rounds of ammunitions following their attacked on a number of homes in the two mentioned communities.

A knife and a pair of scissor were also uncovered by the police.

The four suspected robbers currently being investigated by the police include notorious Prince Walters 24, a resident of Barnersville Township who was arrested in Johnsonville has been on the run since 2013, others are Myers Neville 39, Morris Beyan 36, and Moses Kwenah 29 all of Paynesville City.

The Liberia National Police is encouraging members of these various communities to assist the police with needed information that will aid the police in the fight against armed robbery and other deadly crimes in the Liberian society.

The LNP is at the same time warning members of the public that it will take drastic action against any one or group of individuals that will be caught compromising armed robbery or any other crime.

In related development police in Monrovia have step up search for five unidentified gun men who armed robbed a 32 year old resident of Mango Town in Virginia Wednesday night April 13, 2016.

The men according to the victim were armed with single barrel guns and cutlasses and gain entry into his house by removing one of the window bars with an unknown object putting his family under gun point.

The victim informed police that the robbers took away sixteen pieces of cellphone belonging to his customers, and unspecified amount of United States Dollars. The Liberia National Police upon arriving on the scene uncovered the residue of the gun shot that was fire. The LNP is meanwhile encouraging residents of Virginia to assist the police with needed information that will lead to the arrest of the culprit.

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